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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
8
Robert L. Morgan at 612 Alexandria Ave has been named chief of police by the Board of Public Safety and Mayor elect Ralph R. Ferguson. He will assume duties January 1.
Thomas J. Ball of Walkerton, 23, married father of a four month old, has been named manager of the Elwood store of the H. J. Schrader Company at 1516 Main St. He previously served as service manager at Walkerton Motor Sales and worked for Ridge Company since December 1954. Ball is a Korean War veteran with 16 months service.
Gibson County forwarded a bill for 15 267 dollars to Vanderburgh County for the murder trial of Leslie Irvin who killed W Wesley Kerr of Evansville. Included is 8095 dollars for juror fees tied to the protracted trial moved from Vanderburgh. The piece notes 3200 dollars to clothe maintain and train a new inductee in six months of service.
The Justice Department plans to urge Congress to ease the President’s workload and push broad changes in immigration laws. Officials say bills could reduce signature requirements by using centralized documents for clemencies and other routine actions without creating an assistant president role. The note cites Eisenhower’s 42 Christmas clemencies signed once via a consolidated document. Michigan reports 95 automobile plants in 45 cities.
The legislative program plans drastic changes to the McCarran-Walter Act. Proposals will target the alien admission quotas, a system once denounced by President Truman as infamous racial discrimination.
Pittsburgh report notes the International Union of Electrical Workers proposes arbitration on wages and time study rules in the 73 day strike. IUE President James B. Carey says the strike will continue until Westinghouse appoints negotiators authorized to settle. Westinghouse rejects arbitration, insisting it preserves management rights.
Formal installation ceremonies for Job’s Daughters Bethel No. 43 are set for 7 30 p m Friday in the Masonic Temple. Patricia Hobbs will be honored queen with Nancy Landrum senior princess and Linda Meltzer junior princess. Installing officers include Emma Waymire and Mary Jo Smockas among others. Frances Bohlander to retire as honored queen. Reception and dance follow with recorded music.
University of Michigan wildlife expert Warren W. Chase advises hunting game birds in the early morning when birds are feeding and less easily disturbed.
A country style residence design T-303 by Caleb Hornbostel & Associates offers 1383 square feet on a 60 foot wide plan. It features a two car front garage with angled placement, a sheltered terrace, and clerestory windows to brighten the living room while maximizing outdoor storage and versatile crawl space or basement options.
Clerestory windows raise the living room ceiling from 8 feet 2 inches to over 11 feet, adding dramatic height. They illuminate the ceiling near the far wall, aid ventilation, and offer design options from exposed rafters to plaster.
Send a coupon with 35 cents to Anderson Herald New York P O Box 992 Gen Post Office for a study plan of The House of The Week. The plan shows each floor and four elevations with scale and a guide How to Get Your House Built. Use to decide on bids and blueprints direct from the architect.
The BOAC Comet III rockets from Montreal to London in 5 hours 18 minutes, a nonstop Atlantic crossing on the final leg of a 30 000 mile world test. Pilot John Cunningham praises the flight as vindicating British jet hopes as de Havilland works toward the Comet IV to challenge Boeing 707 and DC8. The trip began in Hatfield on December 2 and included multiple city legs before the decisive transatlantic crossing.
Carl J. Megel president of the American Federation of Teachers said the union will seek adequate teacher tenure laws in all states where it is represented. He added the aim was approved by the federation's executive council during its midyear meeting. The federation covers about 46 500 teachers in 450 local groups across most of the 48 states.
The Coast Guard originated as the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790 and the U S Navy followed about nine years later in 1799, marking the early formation of two key naval forces.
Six men and women accused of operating a check forgery ring in five Indiana cities were arraigned in federal court. Three pleaded guilty while the ring leader Harry LaFever and two others pleaded not guilty. The group allegedly cashed bogus checks worth about $2,000 stolen from Nickel Plate Railroad in Castleton and used a stolen car across state lines.
Elwood announces the approaching marriage of Miss Phyllis Bradley daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Bradley of 214 No 13th St to Paul Grieshop son of Mrs P Grieshop Batesville. The ceremony will be at St Josephs Catholic Church on January 28 with Rev Theodore Hammes officiating. Miss Bradley is a Wendell L Willkie High School graduate and Catholic. Grieshop is Batesville High School graduate and attends St Louis Catholic Church. He works for Ford Company at Batesville.
Detroit reports that GM president Harlow Curtice projects a 12 percent drop from this year's output, aiming for about 7,060,000 cars in 1956. Chrysler head L L Colbert offered no figure but expects demand to grow and stay strong, while American Motors president George Romney forecasts a 15 percent decline.
Delta Chi Sigma sorority held a Yale party at Hilltop with holiday decor and gift exchanges. Attendants won prizes. Jan 10 business meeting planned at the light office. New Year’s Eve dance and breakfast reservations urged at Elwood Country Club. Elks Lodge hosts a members only NYE dance 9 to midnight. Baptist Mothers Club met at Mrs Edward Masters home with Mrs Richard Green elected president and secret pals revealed. Eagles Auxiliary to hold initiation and birthday party at Eagles home Thursday.
Five youths aged 12 to 16 were detained after a 10 year old girl, Patricia Murphy, was shot in the back while returning home from a Bronx skating rink. The gunmen fired at tin cans with a .22 rifle and the group boasted about hitting a girl. Patricia remained in critical condition after a five hour operation to remove the bullet.
Elwood Chamber of Commerce urges members to reserve for the annual dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Tuesday with reservations due by Friday morning. Tickets available at the Chamber office Indiana and Michigan Electric Local Finance. Kiwanis dinner at First Presbyterian Church basement 6 p m Thursday President's Night urged past presidents to attend. Youth Center board allows use for local boys activities when unused. officer elections postponed to Jan 10. Six Elwood residents named for Madison circuit court petit jury and Myron C Poole drawn for Madison county grand jury for January term.
Ely Culbertson renowned bridge authority dies at home from heart disease. Funeral services scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. at All Souls Church Brattleboro with cremation planned. He helped popularize contract bridge through exhibitions contests lectures and books and earned an estimated $500000 a year at the peak with his first wife.
Scientists at the Institute of Geophysics in Los Angeles report the Simple Squeezer can imitate earth’s mineral formation in hours. Drs. Griggs Kennedy and Fyfe describe a device using a hydraulic jack furnace and custom parts achieving 1800 F and 1.5 million psi to produce minerals like jadeite from tiny powdered compounds.
Dr C F Carey chiropractor at 221 Jackson will reopen his office for December clinic sessions on Thursday Friday and Saturday December 29 30 and 31.
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